Why does the Chicago's flag have 4 stars?

Answer 1

To commemorate four important events in the city's history:

The establishment of Fort Dearborn

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871

The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893

The Century of Progress Exposition of 1933-34

Answer 2

I found this website which describes the Municipal Flag of Chicago. It is not unusual for a city to have its own flag, usually you only see them at municipal buildings (city hall), but in Chicago the flag is much more prevelant. Follow this link for more info.

inficad.com

Just thought maybe you would like to known what everything on the Chicago flag represents. The 2 blue stripes are for the 2 bodies of water in the area, lake Michigan and the Chicago River. The 3 white stripes are for the three areas of the city where people live, the north, south, and west side. Then there are 4 stars. 1 star represents, fort Dearborn, another represents The Great Chicago Fire, and the last 2 represent both Both of the World Fairs Chicago hosted.

Answer 3

From http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/flagtxt.html The Municipal Flag of Chicago consists of 3 White stripes separated by two stripes of Blue with four Red six-pointed stars on the center stripe of White: The 3 White stripes: Top White Stripe represents the North side of the city. Center White Stripe represents the West side of the city. Bottom White Stripe represents the South side of the city. The 2 Blue stripes: Top Blue stripe represents Lake Michigan and the North Branch of the Chicago River. Bottom Blue stripe represents the South Branch of the Chicago River and the Great Canal. The 4 Red stars on the Center White Stripes represent something as well as each of the points on the stars themselves: The First Red Star represents Fort Dearborn (added in 1939). The Points of the First Red Star Signify: transportation labor commerce finance populousness salubrity The Second Red Star represents the Chicago Fire of October 8-10, 1871. The Points of the Second Red Star Signify: religion education esthetics justice beneficence civic pride The Third Red Star represents the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The Points of the Third Red Star Signify History of the Area: France 1693 Great Britain 1763 Virginia 1778 Northwest Territory 1798 Indian Territory 1802 Illinois Statehood 1818 The Fourth Red Star represents the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933 (added in 1933). The Points of the Fourth Red Star Signify: World's Third Largest City City's Latin Motto I will Motto Great Central Market Wonder City Convention City

Answer 4

The first star stands for the famous Fort Dearborn. The second star stands for the Chicago Fire that broke out years ago. The third star stands for the World's Columbian Exposition. The Fourth star stands for the Century of Progress Exposition. The top blue bar stands for Lake Michigan and the North Branch of the River and the bottom blue bar stands for the South Branch of the River and the Great canal!